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Medal - Copley Newspapers celebrates American Bicentennial
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | A standing allegorical figure of Liberty dominates the field, holding a torch aloft in her right hand and a sheaf of wheat in her left, with a bald eagle perched on an antique printing press to her left and the original San Diego Union newspaper building in relief to her right. Mountains rise in the background. A ribbon banner in the lower field bears the dates 1776-1976. The circumferential legend arcs around the upper portion of the medal. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features an entirely typographic design on a matte field, with the Copley Newspapers name rendered in decorative script at the top, followed by three lines of motto text in bold serif lettering, and the date FEBRUARY 1976 in capital letters at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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